The Cowboys are coming off a disappointing season in which they finished 13th in the table.

But Cowboys director of football Peter Parr is excited by the squad being assembled at North Queensland.

"We have been looking to strengthen our squad by signing another quality middle forward and clearly as a current Australian and Queensland player Josh fits that bill," Parr said.

"As a player he has the attributes other players like to have in a team-mate and we are excited to have someone of Josh's quality joining the likes of Jordan McLean, Matt Scott, Scott Bolton and Jason Taumalolo in the middle of the field.

"With his experience he'll be able to help with the continued education of some of our younger forwards including Corey Jensen, Emry Pere and Francis Molo."